By day, the Ukrainian capital hums with life — crowded metros, dog walkers and children on playgrounds. By night, Kyiv becomes a battleground as Russia unleashes relentless drone and missile attacks ...

Horse trailers and pickups carrying local families of rodeo champions are headed to the 2025 National High School Finals ...

As they prepare for the next school year, the Alva School Board hired two people and learned of the resignation of another.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church with Reverend Tim Roggow ...

Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Camp Ranger event for incoming freshmen is set for July 31 through Aug. 2 on the ...

After two years of legislative discussion and debate on the distractions of cell phones in class, Oklahoma schools have months to implement a bell-to-bell ban on devices for students during the ...

Former Alva resident Jim Ayers has received many awards during his career with Brown's Shoe Fit. Ayers managed the store in ...

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is planning to increase postage rates, including the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp, effective Sunday, July 13. The price of a Forever stamp will ...

Alva Church of God Sunday morning schedule: traditional worship – 10:30-11:30, blended worship – 10:30-11:50, contemporary worship – 10:50-11:50. Wednesday Bible study begins at 6:30 p.m. Alva Church ...

Much of the Woods County Commissioners meeting on Monday morning consisted of approving and signing annual contracts for the new fiscal year. Chairman Shane Vore, District 2, opened the meeting with ...

Surprisingly, only one of Secretariat’s 660 children ever won a “triple crown” race. That child, Risen Star, won both the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes in 1988. But there is lots of money to be ...

Mike Roach, Nate Ross, and Garret Johnson – were present for this week’s meeting. With the start of a new month, they faced a substantial stack of paperwork to review and address. They not only ...